John ( / ˈ dʒ ɒ n / JON ) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ion , Ihon , Jon, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan , Jean , Jehan (Modern French Jean ), from Medieval Latin Johannes , altered form of Late Latin Ioannes , or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, which is from the Greek name Ioannis (Ιωάννης), originally borne by Jews transliterating the Hebrew name Yochanan ( יוֹחָנָן ), the contracted form of the longer name Yehochanan ( יְהוֹחָנָן ), meaning " YHWH is Gracious" or "YHWH is Merciful". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as "John" in English but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar).
11-812: [REDACTED] Look up Xan or xan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Xan may refer to: Xan (given name) , a diminutive name derived from Alexander , Alexandra or Alexandria , or Galician for John Xan Cassavetes (born 1965), American actress and director Xan das Bolas (1908–1977), Spanish comic actor Xan de Waard (born 1995), Dutch field hockey player Xan Fielding (1918–1991), British author, translator, journalist and traveller Xan Palay (born 1970), American illustration art sculptor Xan Phillips , American poet and visual artist Xan Tyler , British singer-songwriter Xan McCurdy , Member rock band Cake Xan (vodka) , produced by
22-873: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Xan [REDACTED] Look up Xan or xan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Xan may refer to: Xan (given name) , a diminutive name derived from Alexander , Alexandra or Alexandria , or Galician for John Xan Cassavetes (born 1965), American actress and director Xan das Bolas (1908–1977), Spanish comic actor Xan de Waard (born 1995), Dutch field hockey player Xan Fielding (1918–1991), British author, translator, journalist and traveller Xan Palay (born 1970), American illustration art sculptor Xan Phillips , American poet and visual artist Xan Tyler , British singer-songwriter Xan McCurdy , Member rock band Cake Xan (vodka) , produced by
33-609: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John (given name) It is among the most commonly given names in Anglophone , Arabic, European, Latin American , Iranian , and Turkic countries. Traditionally in the Anglosphere, it was the most common, although it has not been since the latter half of the 20th century. John owes its unique popularity to two highly revered saints , John
44-656: The Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן ( Yôḥānān ), or in its longer form יְהוֹחָנָן ( Yəhôḥānān ), meaning " YHWH has been gracious". Several obscure figures in the Old Testament bore this name, and it grew in popularity once borne by the high priest Johanan (fl. 407 BC) and especially by King John Hyrcanus (d. 104 BC). In the Second Temple period, it was the fifth most popular male name among Jews in Judaea and
55-555: The Azerbaijani company Vinagro Xan (Baldur's Gate) , a companion character from the Baldur's Gate series of computer games The final boss from computer game Unreal Tournament and sequels A book by Patrick Tilley on alien invasion Slang for the drug Xanax The rap artist Lil Xan An alternate spelling of Khan (title) A character from the novel The Children of Men by P. D. James A legendary and ancient race in
66-453: The Azerbaijani company Vinagro Xan (Baldur's Gate) , a companion character from the Baldur's Gate series of computer games The final boss from computer game Unreal Tournament and sequels A book by Patrick Tilley on alien invasion Slang for the drug Xanax The rap artist Lil Xan An alternate spelling of Khan (title) A character from the novel The Children of Men by P. D. James A legendary and ancient race in
77-625: The Baptist (forerunner of Jesus Christ ) and the apostle John (traditionally considered the author of the Gospel of John ); the name has since been chosen as the regnal or religious name of many emperors , kings , popes and patriarchs . Initially, it was a favorite name among the Greeks , but it flourished in all of Europe after the First Crusade . The name John is a theophoric name originating from
88-497: The popular MMORPG Anarchy Online Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Xan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xan&oldid=1251741539 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Nicknames Hypocorisms Hidden categories: Short description
99-497: The popular MMORPG Anarchy Online Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Xan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xan&oldid=1251741539 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Nicknames Hypocorisms Hidden categories: Short description
110-429: Was borne by several important rabbis , such as Yochanan ben Zakai and Yochanan ben Nuri . The Germanic languages (including German , English and Scandinavian ) produced the masculine Johann (also Johan (Dutch)), Joan , Jan and Janke (Dutch), Jannis , Jens ( Danish and Frisian ), Jóhannes , Jóhann , ( Icelandic and Faroese ), Jöns ( Swedish ), and Hans (German, Dutch and Scandinavian). John
121-692: Was the most popular name given to male infants in the United States until 1924, and though its use has fallen off gradually since then, John was still the 20th most common name for boys on the Social Security Administration 's list of names given in 2006. John was also among the most common masculine names in the United Kingdom, but by 2004 it had fallen out of the top 50 names for newborn boys in England and Wales . By contrast Jack , which
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